SFERA - Solar Facilities for the European Research Area 2009-2013 SFERA Workshop 20.09.2011 Granada SolarPACES 2011
SFERA Presentation European FP7 Project - Programme Capacities - Infrastructures Collaboration of existing Research Infrastructures in CSP 12 european partners Organisation name Country Organisation name Country CIEMAT (coordinator) Spain ENEA Italy DLR Germany DIN Germany CNRS France UPS France PSI Switzerland AUNERGY Spain ETH Switzerland CEA France WEIZMANN Israel INESC ID Portugal
SFERA Objectives 3 Activities Networking Activities Transnational Access Activities Joint Research Activities More coordination & collaboration between European CSP RIs To offer to the research & industrial community a free acces to CSP RIs To integrate the CSP RIs complementary strengths by fostering joint development To create a unified European Laboratory for Concentrated Solar System
Networking Activities - Work Packages WP2: Organization of training courses and schools WP3: Internal and external communication: Organization of meetings, workshops and conferences WP4: Organization of expert working groups and round tables for the development of CSP European standards WP5: Exchange of personnel for harmonization of procedures WP6: Joint management of Transnational Access activities Networking Activities
Networking Activities Completed actions 2 Meetings of Expert Working Groups for CSP standards Participants internal to the project 2 Round Tables on European CSP Standardization Participants external to the project: mainly industrials 1. 12 participants 2. 22 participants 2 Conferences on EU CSP Infrastructures Opening of a Website Edition of the Brochure 2 Newsletters 2 Summer Schools 2 Doctoral Colloquia Networking Activities
SFERA Schools 1st School 33 participants 2 nd School 49 participants Doctorial Colloquia 1st DC 44 participants 2 nd DC 37 participants Networking Activities
Next events 3rd meeting of the Expert Working Groups for CSP standards September 2011 SolarPACES 2011 3rd SFERA Summer School together with the Doctoral Colloquium Spring/Summer 2012 at CIEMAT-PSA SPAIN (date and topic to be precised) 3rd Round Table on CSP standards During 2012 For more information on SFERA Networking Activities or to participate to these events, visit our website at http://sfera.sollab.eu/ Networking Activities
Transnational Access Activities PSA PROMES CNRS PSI WEIZMANN ENEA Almeria Odeillo Villingen Rehevot Casaccia SPAIN France SWITZERLAND ISRAEL ITALY WP7 WP8 WP9 WP10 WP11 Free access to 5 CSP Facilities Transnational Access Activities
Transnational Access Activities
PROMES-CNRS solar facilities The 5MWth solar tower Themis The MegaWatt Solar Furnace The EuroDish system Eleven mid-scale facilities Transnational Access Activities
Transnational Access Activities
Transnational Access Activities
Transnational Access Activities
Who can apply? Selection and Funding Process All EU countries + EU Associated countries How to apply? Submission of a SFERA Research Proposal Form on the website http://sfera.sollab.eu/ What is funded by the EC? The RIs access costs plus travel & accomodation costs (2-3 weeks for 2-3 users) How the projects are selected? Through a selection panel composed of 5 independant experts Expected deliverables A report summarizing the achievements during the access period The publication of a least one paper in a scientific journal Transnational Access Activities
2012 SFERA Access Campaign Next Call November 2011 to February 2012 Call for proposals - Submission of the projects March and April 2012: Selection of the projects to be hosted May to November 2012: Hosting of the projects in the different facilities Transnational Access Activities
Thanks for your attention!!! Gilles Flamant gilles.flamant@promes.cnrs.fr http://sfera.sollab.eu/